Lesson 19
第19课
Part 1
第1部分
cite
v. 引用 同: quote
He cited a paragraph from the book to prove his statement.
他从这本书里引用了一段话来证明他的声明。
esteem
n. 尊敬 同: respect
All his friends held him in high esteem, for he was very sincere and diligent.
他的朋友都很尊敬他,因为他很诚恳而且勤勉。
grumble
v. 抱怨 同: mutter
He was always grumbling about his low salary.
他总是抱怨他的薪水太低。
hideous
adj. 丑恶的 同: horrible
The old woman had such a hideous face that the girls couldn't even get close to her.
这位老妇人的面孔长的如此丑陋,以至于女孩没都不敢接近她。
loiter
v. 闲荡 同: linger
She loitered along the street, looking into all the show windows.
她沿街闲逛,看所有的橱窗摆设。
rip
v. 撕开 同: tear
She ripped her stocking on a sharp nail.
她的袜子被一根锐利的钉子挂破。
specs
n. 眼镜 同: eyeglasses
She has very poor eyesight, she can read nothing without her specs.
她的视力很差,没有眼镜她就什么也读不了。
threshold
n. 开端, 人口 同: doorway
Scientists are now on the threshold of a better understanding of how the human brain works.
科学家对于人类智慧如何运作现在已开始有了较进一步的了解。
token
n. 象征 同: symbol
All the family wore black as a token of their grief.
全家人穿黑衣以表示哀悼。
traitor
n. 卖国贼 同: betrayer
The traitor sold our important military secrets to the enemy.
这卖国贼把我方重要的军事秘密卖给敌人。
uphold
v. 支持, 确认 同: support
The judge upheld the decision of the lower court.
法官确认下级法院的决定。
yawn
v. 打呵欠 同: gape
He yawned several times during the lecture, he was not interested in it.
这堂课上他打了好几次呵欠,他对这课不感兴趣。
Part 2
第2部分
advocate
1. v. 主张 反: object 2. n. 拥护者
The professor advocates building more schools than roads.
这位教授主张应该多建学校少修路。
advocate
1. v. 主张 反: object 2. n. 拥护者
Many scientists who supported the production of atomic bombs are advocates of peace.
许多支持生产原子弹的科学家是和平的拥护者。
denial
n. 否认 反: acceptance
The minister asked the newspaper to print a denial of the untrue story.
部长要求这报纸刊载批驳的文章以否定这不真实的故事。
depart
v. 离开 反: arrive
We arrived in the village in the morning, and departed that night.
我们于上午抵达这座村庄,在当日晚上离开。
flexible
adj. 易弯曲的 反: stiff
Leather and rubber are flexible, glass and iron are not.
皮革和橡胶都是易弯曲的,玻璃和铁则不然。
formidable
adj. 难以克服的 反: feeble
The enemy's attack was more formidable than we had expected.
这敌人的攻击较我们先前所预测的要难以克服。
gale
n. 强风 反: breeze
The old tree at the top of the hill was blown down in the gale.
小山顶上的老树被大风吹倒了。
sane
adj. 神志清明的 反: crazy
The court judged the man sane and therefore responsible for his acts.
法官判决此人神志清楚, 因此他必须对他的行为负责。
underworld
n. 地狱 反: heaven
Those who live by vice and crime would go to the underworld after death.
生活在罪恶中的人死后必下地狱。
vanity
n. 1. 虚荣心 反: humbleness 2. 空幻
The girl's vanity made her look in the mirror often.
这女孩的虚荣心使她常常照镜子。
Fame, power, wealth all is vanity before death.
名、利和权势在死亡面前都是空幻的。